Pitcairnia spicata

Pitcairnia spicata is a plant species in the genus Pitcairnia. It is endemic to the Island of Martinique in the West Indies.[1][2][3]

Pitcairnia spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Pitcairnia
Species:
P. spicata
Binomial name
Pitcairnia spicata
(Lamarck) Mez
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromelia spicata Lam.
  • Hepetis spicata (Lam.) Mez
  • Pitcairnia albucifolia Schrad.
  • Billbergia purpurea Beer
  • Pitcairnia affinis K.Koch
  • Hepetis albucifolia (Schrad.) Mez

Cultivars
  • Pitcairnia 'Regia'[4]
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References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  3. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660.
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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